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Happy Holidays and a HOP!

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Hi friends, happy Tuesday! You're at the first stop on Verve's November Diva Inspirations Hop! The Divas love to get their Verve inky whether the stamps are hot off the presses, or a little worn around the edges. So today you'll see Diva creations to inspire you with both old and new Verve! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, one lucky commenter along today's hop will win Verve's October Release Collection! Check out theVerve Blog today for all the details.

I've been spending a lot of time shipping orders recently, and the O Christmas Tree set keeps catching my eye each time I pack one, so I decided to pull it out and give it a little love. I thought the wreath image would be perfect for the current Curtain Call Challenge and of course I was drawn to the aqua and brown colors in the inspiration photo. My layout is this week's Viva la Verve! sketch.

The papers are from the 25th and Pine collection by BasicGrey. I stamped the wreath image in Early Espresso, embossed in clear, then colored with Copic markers, accenting with glossy accents, some chocolate pearls and glitter. All of my edges are distressed a little and sponged with Frayed Burlap ink. I stamped the happy holidays sentiment onto a die cut from the Flag It Die Set then tied it around the card with some early espresso baker's twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'm sure you're just going to love what Amy Kolling has to share on the next stop along the hop! Happy hopping!

The colors and distressing you used on this wonderful card are gorgeous! Love that darling wreath, you colored it beautifully. What a creative design layout too, lots of drama and beautiful patterned papers. Love, love, love it!

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I'm Julee Tilman, owner and Illustrator for Verve Stamps and founder of the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I'm also Mama to five year old identical twin boys. To read a little bit more about me click here.

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This blog is for personal inspiration only and all projects are my original designs unless otherwise stated. I own Verve Stamps and have received products and materials to work with from several generous companies over the years. While I have received free products from these companies, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of their products. I will never recommend something that I don’t personally use and enjoy. Some posts contain affiliate links to Amazon.com. If you buy products from Amazon by clicking my links, I get a small commission. This does not affect the price of the items your purchase.